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The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, finally approved the establishment of the
Nigerian Peace Corps, thereby, adopting the Conference Committee report and making the Nigerian Peace Corps a para-military agency.

The
Senate adopted the conference report on the bill to establish the
Nigerian Peace Corps, after it was so advised by its committee on
judiciary, human rights and legal matters.

Both the Senate and the House of Representatives had separately passed the bill last year.

However,
after the harmonisation of the two separate bills, the Senate had
rejected the harmonised version, which has now been approved.

The bill will be sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent after the House also approves the harmonised version.

It
is not clear if the presidency will approve of the bill as several
departments in the executive including the police and the military are
opposed to the legalisation of the Peace Corps which is currently a
private NGO.